A 3-year-old child is visiting the pediatric clinic.The nurse suspects that the child has a urinary tract infection.An appropriate method for the nurse to implement in order to obtain a urine specimen from the child is to:

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Offering the young child fluids 30 minutes before requesting a specimen may help.Because bladder catheterization carries the risk for UTI,blockage,and trauma to the urethra,it is preferable to rely on other measures for specimen collection.Applying pressure over the urinary bladder of a child with an intact nervous system will not help and may create more stress in the child.Squeezing urine from a child's diaper is not an accurate method of obtaining a urine specimen to determine whether the child has a urinary tract infection.

A 3-Year-Old Child Is Visiting the Pediatric Clinic